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Heavy Rainfall Continues in South Florida, Southern Rockies, and the Northern Plains

A stationary front will continue to bring heavy to excessive rainfall to South Florida into Saturday with localized and urban flooding possible. Heavy to excessive rainfall is forecast through Saturday over the southern Rockies into the northern Plains. Instances of flash flooding are possible, especially in higher terrain and burn scars. Read More >

Overview

A QLCS-like line of storms quickly developed ahead of a blob of decaying convection that was moving northeast in southern MN. These new storms formed within a narrow corridor of uncapped, moderate MLCAPE with very high MLCAPE values in the lowest 3 km. While bulk shear magnitudes were borderline, the 0-3 km shear was normal to the line of storms, signaling some possibility of QLCS tornadoes. As the line of storms traveled through the Twin Cities, 5 EF0 tornadoes were confirmed in the southeast metro. Numerous trees were uprooted or broken and a few structures were damaged. Strong winds also caused damage and a 61 mph wind gust was measured at the grandstand of the Minnesota State Fair.

 

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